The Iran track is not dead. That, rather than any grand announcement, is the meaning of the latest indirect US-Iran talks in Doha. Mediators have spoken of “positive progress, with oil falling to a four-month low as fears of immediate disruption in the Strait of Hormuz eased. Yet this is not peace–at least not the kind that can be called lasting, enforceable or sustainable. Separate meetings held with Qatari and Pakistani mediators reportedly dealt with difficult technical questions of maritime traffic through Hormuz, Iran’s frozen assets, nuclear guarantees and sanctions relief. No permanent settlement has been reached, and further talks are expected after the funeral of Iran’s late supreme leader. The reported understanding on the release of Iranian funds should therefore be read not as a........

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